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Bedford Park

Take a District Line train towards Ealing Broadway or Richmond. Alight at Turnham Green.

Welcome to Bedford Park! “The Healthiest Place in the World”

This is a model suburban development. At one time the neighbourhood was lived in by free-thinking artists and writers, it is now home to a different socio-economic group, but its architectural delights are still to be appreciated. The protagonist of this podcast is Jonathan Carr, Bedford Park’s visionary developer. He is brought to life by Peter Murray (New London Architecture)…

The movement and colours of the magnificent modern windows of this Christopher Wren church are a sight for sore eyes as the scenes they depict slowly emerge the more you look at them. Look closely at another window and you'll see the story of local man Dick Whittington. He was real!

The tower of St Magnus the Martyr contains 12 bells cast in the now defunct Whitechapel Bell Foundry. In this episode, the unusually named Ancient Society of College Youths tell us about the churches wobbling tower and the skills needed to ring them.